Archdiocese of Germa di Ellesponto

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L’ Archdiocese of Germa di Ellesponto (in latino: Archdiocese Germensis in the Hellesponto ) is a suppressed headquarters of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and headquarters of the Catholic Church.

Germa di Ellesponto, identifiable with the ruins of Girmaslu (Kirmasti, Girmas) in today’s Turkey, is an ancient archbishopric of the Roman province of the hellspont in the civil diocese of Asia and in the patriarchate of Constantinople. Initially he was suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cizico.

The diocese is documented in the Episcopal Notitiam of the Patriarchate of Constantinople until the fourteenth century. [first]

There are several documented bishops of this ancient episcopal seat. In its Ecclesiastical History , [2] The Greek historian Socrates School speaks of Bishop Antonino, who was killed around 429 in the struggle between supporters and opponents of Nestorio. [3]

His successor was Timothy, documented on several occasions from 431 to 458. On June 21, 431 he signed, together with other prelates, a letter of protest sent to Cirillo of Alessandria and to Giovenale di Jerusalemme against the unilateral convocation of a council in Ephesus for the next day. However, it seems that Timothy aligned with the Cyrillian party; In fact he took part in the Ephesian Council, during which he also played a role of a certain importance. Together with Daniele di Cologne and Commodus of Tripoli, he was part of the delegation sent to convince some anticipation to participate in the Council, a mission that did not however have any effect. Timoteo did not take part in the Council of Calcedonia of 451; In the solemn sessions of 25 and 31 October it was Cizico’s Metropolitan Diogene who signed the documents instead of his suffragano. Finally he signed the letter of the bishops of the hells to the emperor Leo after the death of the protect of Alexandria in 458. [4]

Successor of Timoteo was IPAZIO, who signed the synodal decree of Gennadio I of Constantinople against the simony in 458/459. [5] EpiTincano participated in the Council of Constantinople gathered in 536 by the Patriarch Mena to condemn Severo di Antioch and his supporters, the former Patriarch Antimo, the Syrian monk Zoora and Pietro di Apamea. [6] Paolo signed the acts of the Council in Trullo of 691/692. [7] Teodoro witnessed the second council of Nicea in 787. [8]

During the 9th century Germa was elevated to the rank of Archdiocese immediately subject to patriarchy. Three archbishops are known about this period: Stefano, who participated in the Council of 879-880 which rehabilitated the patriarch Fozio of Constantinople; Eustate, who took part in the Synods of Constantinople of 1071 and 1072 organized by the Patriarch Giovanni VIII XIFILIline; [9] Finally Giovanni, who in May 1216 participated in a Synod in Ephesus, convened in view of the election of the new patriarch of Constantinople.

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Since 1933 Germa di Ellesponto has been counted between archbishop’s offices of the Catholic Church; The headquarters have been vacant since November 23, 1974.

Greek bishops and archbishops [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

  • Antonino † (? – about 429 deceased)
  • Timoteo † (before 431 – 458)
  • IPazio † (mentioned in 458/459)
  • EpiTincano † (mentioned in 536)
  • Paolo † (before 691 – after 692)
  • Teodoro † (mentioned in 787)
  • Stefano † (mentioned in 879)
  • Eustate † (before 1071 – after 1072)
  • Giovanni † (mentioned in 1216)

Archbishops holders [ change | Modifica Wikitesto ]

  1. ^ ( FR ) Jean Darrouzès, Episcopal Church of Constantinople. Texts Critique, Introduction and Notes Paris, 1981, index p. 491, voice Germ .
  2. ^ ( IN ) Book VII, chapter 31 .
  3. ^ ( FR ) Destephen, Prosopography of the diocese of Asia , pp. 160-161.
  4. ^ ( FR ) Destephen, Prosopography of the diocese of Asia , pp. 931-932.
  5. ^ ( FR ) Destephen, Prosopography of the diocese of Asia , p. 457.
  6. ^ ( FR ) Destephen, Prosopography of the diocese of Asia , p. 268.
  7. ^ ( THE ) Council of Constantinople. 691/92 in a trigle habit (Council Quinisextum) , Dynamics of Heinz Ohme, aid Reinhard Flogaus and Christof Rudolf Kraus, “Acta Council Ocumenicorum» Second Series, Volume, Part fourth, Boston, 2013, p. 69, Nº 51.
  8. ^ ( FR ) Jean Darrouzès, Episcopal lists of the Council of Nicea (787) , in Byzantine studies review , 33 (1975), p. 32.
  9. ^ ( FR ) N. to iconomic, An unprecedented synodal decree of the Patriarch Jean VIII XIPHILIN concerning the election and ordination of the bishops , in “Revue des Études Byzantine”, 18 (1960), p. 61.

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